Morris Dalla Costa, The London Free Press

Been in journalism since 1976 with four different newspapers. Covered just about every sport and actually like most of them. Also spent 10 years writing a news column that expanded my thinking and allowed me to determine that people take themselves and sports too seriously.

As the denizens who are known as Leafs Nation breathlessly wait for the dismantling of the Toronto Maple Leafs heading into trade deadline day March 2, the most important man in the reconstructing of that team works quietly behind the scenes.

The London Lightning faces a must-win game Thursday because judging by how they started their four-game adventure in the Maritimes, it isn’t going to be easy to bring home any wins against Atlantic Division teams.